Tuesday 15 August 2017, Safety Guide
Over a thousand malicious apps found in the Google Play store – SponicSpy
Lost24
Data security experts from Lookout Mobile Security have detected more than a thousand spy apps in the Google Play store.
A good example is SponicSpy – an application which impersonates popular Internet messengers, like Hulk Messenger or Troy Chat. After installation, SonicSpy tries to download a modified version of Telegram. Cybercriminals can capture our contact information or Wi-Fi passwords. In addition, the application records user’s conversations and then sends them to the cybercriminal’s server.
The security experts from Lookout Mobile Security have noted a strong similarity of SonicSpy code with the earlier generation of another malicious app known as Spynote, which was also available in the Google Play store.
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